This nutty City...FAIL.
Dear City of Winchester, you convert streets that have been one-way for 50 years....and you FAIL.
Example....you mark the road pavement near intersections (such as my house) with white "slashes" to indicate "no parking." Fine. However you neglected to paint the curbs yellow to inform those citizens that are not as savvy not to park on them. FAIL.
You also fail to tell the City Police that in fact these pavement painted "slashes" are designated NO PARKING. FAIL.
At this time, there is a vehicle in direct violation of this (because I don't want to be responding to a wreck by my bedroom). I notified the Police who responded and agreed that this vehicle was in fact causing a hazard, but however givin that the legal side of this is a "yellow curb" violation and that doesn't exist, she could not enforce any parking restrictions. FAIL.
I've emailed the City Super of Public Works (we're on a first name basis) to seek some clarification. It seems that there is a disconnect between this paving, new sidewalk, 2-way street fiasco and the Police that actually have to deal with it and enforcement. FAIL.
....and from speaking with Officers they are none too please with the parking or the 2 way conversion. It's caused problems and 3 accidents in front of my house since the switch over. Before, we had NONE. FAIL.
Oh, did I mention the blazing new street lights that turn night into luminous stark white day???!! FAIL.
That's my next post.
